Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade firefighter Gordon with the kitten. Photo / Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade
Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade firefighter Gordon with the kitten. Photo / Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade
Maketū firefighters were rolling up their hoses after battling a small bush fire when metres away from the charred bush, a small and terrified meow echoed out.
A firefighter crept over to see what it was and under the shrubbery found a drenched and shaking grey kitten sheltering from thedanger alone.
Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Shane Gourley said crews had been battling a minor vegetation fire about 5.50pm yesterday in Maketū when they found the feline.
He said the fire was a small Toitoi blaze on the side of the road and crews had worked quickly to extinguish it.
As the team was finishing up, they heard a small meow from a nearby bush. There they found the stray kitten.
It had been metres away from the small fire, but Gourlay said he thought it may have been living there for a while and regardless of the danger, it did not flee.
Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade firefighter Gordon with the kitten. Photo / Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade
The crew could not leave it there, so they wrapped it up in a blanket and took it back to the station to everyone's delight.
